In this poem “The Lighthouse Man” Bill Burke, tells us a story about a painting he once saw as a kid and how perspective changes so much through time. Bill Burke explores so much of the passing of time. He reflects this story throughout his life by implementing language techniques including Structure, Point of view and narrative style.
Time flies so fast and we don’t even notice it. Bill Burke showed us this through his Structure of this poem. “The years passed, and in danger of becoming a stubborn rock myself” This quote resembles how quickly time passes us. The structure of this writing when the quote says “The years passed” gives so much of an emotional feeling when you realise as you grow older your perspective all changes. You lose the imagination you once had and instead become so mature that you become like what Bill Burke said a “stubborn rock.” Only seeing things for what they are and nothing else.
Point Of view – point of view from when he was a kid
Narrative Style – The way Bill Burke chose his words “yet as I stood at the door”